1.            I’m very sick now.

 Never ________________________________________________

2.            I had only gone out when the phone rang.

Hardly______________________________________________________________

3.            Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong.

No sooner________________________________________________________

4.            The men continued to feel unsafe until they had crossed the border.

Not until ________________________________________________________

5.            you can use it as long as you like. It won’t  wear out.

No matter________________________________________________________

6.            John didn’t celebrate a party until he received the offer of promotion in writing.

Not until________________________________________________________

7.            There was so much uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed.

Such________________________________________________________

8.            As soon as I got into the bath, someone knocked on the door.

No sooner________________________________________________________

9.            It’s not common for there to be so much rain in March.

Seldom________________________________________________________

10.        You won’t be allowed in until your identity has been checked.

Only________________________________________________________

11.        Just after the play started, there was a power failure.

Hardly________________________________________________________

12.        The Prime Minister has hardly ever made a speech as incept as this.

Rarely________________________________________________________

13.        We had only just arrived home when the police called

Scarcely________________________________________________________

14.        The way so much money has been spent to so little purpose must be a record.

Never before_____________________________________________________

15.        The judge was taken ill just after the trial proceeding began.

Barely________________________________________________________

16.        Press photographers are banned from taking photographs back stage.

On no ________________________________________________________

17.        We couldn’t relax until all the guests had gone home.

Only________________________________________________________

18.        The truth only came out on the publication of the general’s personal diaries.

Only when _____________________________________________________

19.He has first class brain but he also a tremendously hard worker.

Not only  _____________________________________________________

20.They had granted one increase of pay than they asked for another no sooner.

No sooner_____________________________________________________

Rewrite the sentene

1.I'm very sick now

Never...

2.I had only gone out when the phone rang

Hardly...

3.Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong

No sooner...

4.The men continued to feel unsafe until they had crossed the border

Not until...

5.You can use it as long as you like. I won't wear out

No matter...

6.John didn't celebrate a party until he received the offer of promotion in writting

Not until...

7.The was so much uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed

Such...

8.As soon as I got into the bath, someone knocked on the door

No sooner...

9.It's not common for there to be so much rain in March

Seldom...

10.You won't be allowed in until your identity has been checked

Only...

11.Just after the play started, there was a power failure

Hardly...

12.The Primw Minister has hardly ever made a speech as incept as this

Rarely...

13.We had only just arrived home when the police called

Scarely...

14.The way so much money has been spent to so little purpose must be record

Never before...

15.We couldn't relax until all the guests had gone home

Only...

16.The truth only came out on the publication of the general's personal diaries

Only when...

17. He has the first class brain but he also a tremendously hard worker

Not only...

18.They hard granted one increase of pay than they asked for another no sooner

No sooner...

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The Browns had gone out for dinner when I arrived, I supposed they __________ I was coming.

A. must have forgotten

B. should have forgotten

C. would have forgotten

D. need have forgotten

A – Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences

1.    I haven’t read any medical books or articles on the subject for a long time, so I’m ________with recent developments. 

A. out of reach                B. out of the condition C. out of touch                   D. out of the question

2.    This time tomorrow I _______ a discussion with my boss.

A. will have                      B. will be having           C. is going to have            D. have

3.    By next Christmas we _______ in this city for twenty-five years.

A. live                              B. is living                     C. will have lived               D. will live

4.    John would like to specialize _______ computer science.

A. of                                B. to                              C. at                                   D. in

5.    By appearing on the soap powder commercials, she became a ________ name. 

A. housekeeper              B. housewife                 C. household                     D. house

6.    You seem very busy now. _______ I help you with the housework?

A. Shall                            B. Will                            C. X                                   D. Might

7.    Anne: “Jane’s best singer in our school!”

John: “_____”

A. Yes, please.              

B. I can’t agree with you more

C. That’s OK                  

D. Yes, tell me more about it

8.    If he_______ a student, he will get a discount at the movie theater.

A. is                                 B. will be                       C. were                              D. was

9.    We _______ for Hanoi on the earliest plane tomorrow.

A. leave                           B. are leaving                C. were leaving                 D. will have left

10. . If you work long hours, you _______ exhausted

A. will                               B. would have been      C. would be                       D. will be

11. Peter: “What ________ your flight?”

Mary: “There was a big snowstorm in Birmingham that delayed a lot of flights. 

A. held up                        B. postponed up           C. delayed up                    D. hung up

12. John congratulated us _______ our exam with high marks.

A. on passing                  B. for passing                C. to pass                          D. on pass

13. If she comes, she _______.

A. will to get a surprise    B. shall get a surprise   C. will get a surprise          D. gets a surprise

14. By 2050, medical technology _______ many diseases.

A. Has conquered           B. will have conquered                                            C. will conquer            D. is conquering

15. Neither of them will be treated preferentially, _____?

A. won’t they                   B. will they                    C. won’t them                    D. will them

16. _______ the severe weather conditions all the cars completed the course.

A. In spite                        B. Yet                            C. However                       D. Despite

Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the sentence.

17. Some students voluntarily spent their summer vacations teaching illiterate students.

            A. eagerly                                B. unintentionally                     C. willingly                   D. powerfully

18. What I love most about my close friend, Lan, is her sense of responsibility.

            A. the effort she makes to finish duties properly or help others                    

            B. sense of humor

            C. the ability to finish her work on time                                 

            D. the ability to understand others’ feelings or emotions

Choose the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in the sentence.

19. There must be mutual trust between true friends.

A. from both sides           B. weak                         C. purposeful                     D. one-sided

20.  Hanoians suffer a serious shortage of water whenever a summer comes due to overpopulation.

A. sufficiency                  B. lack                           C. amount                          D. variety

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.

A. I put the phone down when the boss rang back. 

B. Hardly had I put the phone down when the boss rang back.

C. No sooner had I put the phone down when the boss rang back. 

D. Scarcely had I put the phone down than the boss rang back.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

On April 3, 1972, a man came out of the Hilton hotel in Manhattan and started walking down the street. He stopped, (26)______ his hand with a strange object in it, put it to his ear and started to talk into it. This was the beginning of mobile phone (27)_______, more than 30 years ago. That man was Motorola's project manager, Martin Cooper, who was (28)______ his 34th birthday that day. The strange object was the first mobile phone, which was nicknamed "the shoe" because of its unusual (29)_______. Mr. Cooper had gone to New York to introduce the new phone. The first call he made was to his rival, Joe Engel at AT&T's research centre. Engel was responsible for the development of the radiophones for cars. "I called him and said that I was talking on a real mobile phone (30)_____ I was holding in my hand," said Cooper. "I don't remember what he said in reply, but I'm sure he wasn't happy." The quality of the call was very good, because although New York had only one base station at that time, it was being used by only one user - Martin Cooper.
Question 27:

A. past

B. times

C. history

D. story